Editing 2018 NXL Europe Chartres Open

The '''2018 NXL Europe Chartres Open''' was a [[NXL Europe]] paintball tournament held in Chartres, France, from 13–15 April 2018. [[Houston Heat]] won Professional X-Ball, defeating [[Edmonton Impact]] 5–4 in the final. New Zealand's [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Expendables]] finished fourth.[1][2][3]

== Venue and format ==
The official event listing gave the venue address as 6 Rue du Médecin Général Beyne, Chartres. Professional X-Ball used 15-minute games with a five-point mercy rule.[1]

The tournament also included Semi-Professional X-Ball, Divisions 2–4 X-Ball, Division 5 five-player paintball, Open ten-player paintball and Open three-player paintball.[2]

== Professional results ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[Houston Heat]]
|-
| 2 || [[Edmonton Impact]]
|-
| 3 || TonTons Flingueurs
|-
| 4 || [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Expendables]]
|-
| 5 || PPArena Pilsen
|-
| 6 || MLKings
|-
| 7 || Moscow Red Legion
|-
| 8 || Joy Division
|-
| 9 || Emelya Red Storm
|-
| 10 || FiveStar Lleida
|-
| 11 || Offenburg Comin at Ya
|-
| 12 || Cologne Hurricanes
|-
| 13 || Ronholt Blast
|-
| 14 || Paris Camp Carnage
|-
| 15 || Breakout Spa
|-
| 16 || Manchester Firm
|-
| 17 || All Starz Red Storm
|-
| 18 || Outrage
|}
Source: official PBLeagues placings.[2]

=== Semi-finals and finals ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Stage !! Winner !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| Semi-final || Houston Heat || 2–1 || Expendables
|-
| Semi-final || Edmonton Impact || 5–4 || TonTons Flingueurs
|-
| Third-place match || TonTons Flingueurs || 5–4 || Expendables
|-
| Final || Houston Heat || 5–4 || Edmonton Impact
|}
Source: official tournament score archive.[3]

== New Zealand participation ==
Expendables' tournament registration identified its hometown as Feilding, New Zealand.[4]

The team won all four preliminary matches and defeated Moscow Red Legion 5–4 in the quarter-final. It subsequently lost 2–1 to Houston Heat in the semi-final and 5–4 to TonTons Flingueurs in the third-place match.[3] Fourth place earned Expendables 84.12 ranking points.[2]

== Other division winners ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Winner
|-
| Semi-Professional X-Ball || RMG Mercs
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball || Fighter Pro Shar Perm
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball || Buzoters
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball || Furax
|-
| Division 5 five-player || Piratas
|-
| Open ten-player || Breakout Spa 10-man
|-
| Open three-player || Machine
|}
Source: official PBLeagues placings.[2]

== See also ==
* [[NXL Europe]]
* [[2018 NXL Europe Prague Open]]
* [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5853/info PBLeagues: Chartres Open — event information, dates, venue and formats], 13–15 April 2018.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5853/rankings PBLeagues: Chartres Open — official final placings].
# [https://pbleagues.com/scores/L403/E5853/scores/s255_c8.html PBLeagues: 2018 NXL Europe Chartres Open — Professional X-Ball preliminary and knockout scores].
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/jZ3SaR4xvtY732iM PBLeagues: Expendables — Chartres Open registration].

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in France]]